| Japan's emperor beginning 1989 | 34 |
| Japan's equivalent of the Mafia | 35 |
| Japan's Feast of Lanterns | 29 |
| Japan's Feast of ___ | 24 |
| Japan's first capital | 25 |
| Japan's first prime minister Hirobumi | 41 |
| Japan's first prime minister Hirobumi ___ | 45 |
| Japan's former capital | 26 |
| Japan's greatest port | 25 |
| Japan's highest mountain | 28 |
| Japan's highest peak | 24 |
| Japan's highest point: Abbr. | 32 |
| Japan's largest active volcano | 34 |
| Japan's largest island | 26 |
| Japan's largest lake | 24 |
| Japan's legislature | 23 |
| Japan's locale | 18 |
| Japan's main island | 23 |
| Japan's medieval ___ Castle | 31 |
| Japan's neighbor | 20 |
| Japan's old capital | 23 |
| Japan's P.M., 1964-72 | 25 |
| Japan's prime minister | 26 |
| Japan's prime minister from 1964 to 1972 | 44 |
| Japan's prime minister since December 2012 | 46 |
| Japan's Prince Hirobumi ___ | 31 |
| Japan's region | 18 |
| Japan's Sea of ___ | 22 |
| Japan's second city | 23 |
| Japan's second-largest city | 31 |
| Japan's second-oldest university | 36 |
| Japan's tallest peak | 24 |
| Japan's third largest city | 30 |
| Japan's third-largest city | 30 |
| Japan's TSE, e.g. | 21 |
| Japan's ___ Bay | 19 |
| Japan's ___ Castle | 22 |
| Japan's ___ Islands | 23 |
| Japan's ___ Period (1603-1867) | 34 |
| Japan's ___ Period, 1603-1867 | 33 |
| Japan's ___-Tokyo Museum | 28 |
| Japan"s 1970 World's Fair site | 39 |
| Japan, our # ____ trader | 28 |
| Japan, China, etc. | 18 |
| Japan, Germany and Italy | 24 |
| Japan, Iran, etc. | 17 |
| Japan, to the Japanese | 22 |
| Japan, to the U.S., once | 24 |
| Japan-based computer co. | 24 |
| Japan-based IT multinational | 28 |
| Japan; lacquer | 14 |
| JapanÂ’s highest peak | 24 |
| JapanÂ’s largest island | 26 |
| Japanes emperor for 63 years | 28 |
| Japanese | 8 |
| Japanese theatre | 17 |
| Japanese ''beef'' city | 38 |
| Japanese ''yes'' | 32 |
| Japanese "Another World" singer | 41 |
| Japanese "Geronimo!" | 30 |
| Japanese "soft art" (max opening score of 92 points) | 62 |
| Japanese "superfood" | 30 |
| Japanese "thank you very much" | 40 |
| Japanese "thanks" | 27 |
| Japanese "yes" | 24 |
| Japanese 13-stringed instrument | 31 |
| Japanese abacus | 15 |
| Japanese aborgine | 17 |
| Japanese aborigin | 17 |
| Japanese aboriginal | 19 |
| Japanese aborigine | 18 |
| Japanese aborigines | 19 |
| Japanese aborigines: var. | 25 |
| Japanese accessory | 18 |
| Japanese actress Yoko or U.S. astronaut Daniel | 46 |
| Japanese adaptation of "King Lear" | 44 |
| Japanese adieu | 14 |
| Japanese admiral | 16 |
| Japanese admiral et al. | 23 |
| Japanese admiral who masterminded Pearl Harbor | 46 |
| Japanese admiral Yuko | 21 |
| Japanese admiral: 1843–1914 | 34 |
| Japanese admiral: 1858-1936 | 27 |
| Japanese affirmative | 20 |
| Japanese age that began 100 years ago | 37 |
| Japanese airline | 16 |
| Japanese AKC breed | 18 |
| Japanese alcoholic drinks | 25 |
| Japanese alternative healing practice | 37 |
| Japanese American | 17 |
| Japanese Americans | 18 |
| Japanese ancestor worship | 25 |
| Japanese and Chinese | 20 |
| Japanese and Javanese | 21 |
| Japanese and Koreans | 20 |
| Japanese animation style | 24 |
| Japanese appetizer | 18 |
| Japanese apples named for a mountain | 36 |
| Japanese apricot | 16 |
| Japanese apricots | 17 |